Simon Bollom

Sir Simon Bollom
Born 1960
Allegiance  United Kingdom
Service/branch  Royal Air Force
Years of service 1981 – 2016
Rank Air Marshal
Battles/wars The Troubles
Awards Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Companion of the Order of the Bath

Air Marshal Sir Simon John Bollom, KBE, CB, FREng[1] (born 1960) is a Royal Air Force (RAF) officer who currently serves as Chief of Materiel – Air at Defence Equipment and Support. He will leave the service in April 2016.

RAF career

Educated at the University of Southampton, Bollom joined the RAF as an engineer in 1981.[2] He became Director, Tactical Mobility at the Ministry of Defence in November 2000, Director Tornado Future Support at the Ministry of Defence in January 2003 and Tornado Integrated Project Team Leader in March 2005.[3] He went on to be Director of Combat Air at Defence Equipment and Support in January 2008[2] and then Chief of Materiel – Air at Defence Equipment and Support in October 2012.[4]

He was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 2011 Birthday Honours[5] and Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in the 2016 New Year Honours.[6] He will leave the service in April 2016.[7]

References

Military offices
Preceded by
Sir Kevin Leeson
Chief of Materiel – Air,
Defence Equipment and Support
and Air Member for Materiel

October 2012 –
Succeeded by
Incumbent
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